Stealthily cultivating in the chaotic world of demons and martial artists
Chapter 1212 - 1066: Incoming Attack

Chapter 1212: Chapter 1066: Incoming Attack

"Alert! Alert!"

Deep within the pitch-black castle, in a secluded dark space,

a humanoid male with black horns growing on his head sat cross-legged, drawing cosmic dark energy to converge around him.

Just then, a piercing alarm sounded, "Detection of red giant level energy fluctuations..."

The horned man’s face immediately showed great alarm, and he released a spaceship, preparing to flee.

Fortunately, his smart brain quickly displayed images and analysis results, startling him once again, "They’ve actually caught ’Star Exploder’ Eomer... No! Wasn’t Eomer previously listed as Planet Level on the bounty, charged with the crime of destroying nineteen life-bearing planets, but recently, has he ascended to the level of a red giant level Immortal?"

With a single step, the horned man arrived at the Office Hall, revealing a colossal mountainous figure.

Clerks and visiting spacefarers alike were all subdued by a powerful oppressive force, prostrating on the ground.

Whoosh!

Upon seeing Fang Xi, the horned man immediately shrank to match Fang Xi’s stature, an act of basic respect when in the presence of an expert.

"Hello, honorable expert, I am the local Garrison Chief—Black Clay, may I inquire about your name..."

Black Clay bowed deeply, his tone very humble.

Behind him, a fox woman lay on the ground, her pupils shaking violently at the sight: ’Lord Black Clay is actually... so humble, even ingratiating?’

"My name is Fang Xi, a cosmic wanderer. I happened to encounter Eomer committing his acts and captured him. I hear there’s a reward of 36 million for him?"

Fang Xi slightly smiled, gesturing towards the unconscious Eomer nearby.

"Yes, that’s right..."

Black Clay hurriedly said, "Actually, sir, coming to claim the bounty now is really at a loss... Eomer has been promoted, and given some time, the bounty would increase at least tenfold..."

"Forget it, this will suffice."

Fang Xi was disinclined to bother, "Transfer the bounty to this account. Any problems with that?"

He casually tossed over an anonymous account of Eomer’s.

After all, this account was for receiving money and would certainly be exposed; it didn’t matter whose it was.

Once the funds were in place, he would withdraw the money to purchase various rare resources for his own use.

Or store the cash in a newly opened anonymous account, which would be much safer.

"Of course, as soon as Eomer’s identity is verified, we can immediately make the payment!"

Black Clay clapped his hands, and two silver metallic robots stepped forward, each holding a peculiar set of shackles.

"This is our Empire’s unique ’Strength and Weakness Dual Phase Lock’... Even a red giant level Immortal, once locked, would find it difficult to move. Here on the Star of Light Tree, only I possess one..."

Click!

When the shackles were placed on Eomer, the terrifying energy fluctuations slowly subsided, and Black Clay inwardly released a long breath.

Then, several floating metal balls flew from all over the hall to perform a 360-degree no blind spot scan on Eomer.

"Life fluctuation confirmed..."

"Stellar energy level..."

"Gravitational measurement..."

"Confirmed as the third officer of the ’Super Beast Pirate Group’... ’Star Exploder’ Eomer!"

A chorus of mechanical voices followed.

Black Clay immediately bowed, "Thank you for your assistance, I’ve transferred the bounty to your account..."

The fish-man nearby, hearing this, felt very envious.

His entire fortune amounted to a few billion Bone Currency, barely counting him as a wealthy person on the Star of Light Tree.

These Bone Currency, when converted, were just a few hundred Lanicanian official currency units.

And this individual earned 36 million in one fell swoop!

’Perhaps, having a conversation with this expert, would be the most glorious experience of my life...’

The fish-man’s mind couldn’t help but entertain the thought.

"Mhm."

Upon receiving a reminder from the Smart Housekeeper, Fang Xi nodded and, without heeding Black Clay’s enthusiastic invitation, walked out of the dark metal castle.

"Chief..."

The large fox woman looked at Black Clay with pitiful eyes.

"Humph, you better not have upset Mr. Fang Xi, otherwise..."

Black Clay snorted coldly, his form slowly fading away, leaving behind the teary-eyed fox woman and the excited fish-man...

...

Star of Light Tree.

At the top of a building shrouded in mist,

a green-skinned person stood with a gloomy expression, staring at a screen ahead.

"A pirate from the Super Beast Pirate Group has been captured? Why didn’t I know about this? What? Sent to the Empire’s office?"

He stood up, the smooth muscle contours on his arm providing an immense sense of oppression, ending the communication and moving to another room.

After entering a password into a light sphere, a screen emerged showing a female with two antennae.

If someone else saw this woman’s appearance, they would be shocked.

Because she is none other than the intelligence captain of the Super Beast Pirate Group—Misha!

The Super Beast Pirate Group, headed by ’Giant Strength’ Hu You, had a hierarchical structure with positions such as first officer, second officer, combat captain, intelligence captain, and so on.

Each one of them, taken alone, was a formidable pirate renowned across the Cosmic Sea.

They could even lead an interstellar fleet to plunder on their own, though they would have to share the spoils with the boss later.

"Eomer has been captured, and this time he has been sent directly into the hands of the Empire officials... I can’t open any backdoors for you anymore."

The green-skinned man helplessly spread his hands.

"I understand now..."

A luminescent white glow lit up on both of Misha’s antennae, "Eomer had just been promoted to a Red Giant Immortal, and to think he would suffer an unfortunate fate so soon. However, as he is the third officer of my Super Beast Pirate Group, we still need to attempt a rescue. What you need to do next is to find out where Eomer is imprisoned, as well as gather information about that bounty hunter..."

"I understand, though you wouldn’t want to..."

The green-skinned man shivered in fright.

"No need to concern yourself with extra matters, as Saqi will take care of everything."

Misha spoke.

"The combat captain of the Super Beast Pirate Group—Saqi?"

The green-skinned man perked up immediately. As soon as the communication ended, he quickly opened his private smart brain, "Hurry... I need to leave the Star of Light Tree, and also, notify my nine hundred and twenty-seven wives and my over five thousand children to... never mind, too many people may arouse suspicion, better if I just leave on my own..."

...

Lanicanian Royal Bank.

Fang Xi walked out, the manager behind him wearing a full-faced smile, bowing as he saw him off.

"I didn’t expect to become the richest man on the Star of Light Tree... is a major pirate really worth that much?"

"But that Eomer really is valuable. Even just breaking him down for recycling could yield a lot of precious materials..."

This was a legitimate business transaction, so Fang Xi saw no need to disguise himself.

However, once he went out and came back, he immediately changed his appearance and spaceship, returning to the Royal Bank to open several anonymous accounts and deposit some items.

’Lanicanian Royal Bank has branches on various commercial planets...’

’So long as I reincarnate within the Empire’s territory, at least I’ll have my initial seed money secured.’

As long as he had that initial seed money, the rest would be like rolling a snowball.

Therefore, Fang Xi wasn’t overly concerned with the size of the bounty.

After all, for him, as long as his cultivation went up, everything else would follow.

"Now with money, I’ll first splurge a bit, and then visit Dream Star, Gourmet Continent, and planets of bliss..."

"However, the most important thing is to purchase materials for the Gravity Well..."

Eomer actually knew how to work with ’Gravity Well’ technologies.

But he only knew what it was, not why it was so, always leaving some loopholes. Moreover, once a ’Gravity Well’ was refined, it would permanently lock onto the owner’s genetic and soul signatures, usable only by them.

Furthermore, creating a Gravity Well required some materials that were exceedingly rare in the universe.

Some of which couldn’t even be found on the Star of Light Tree.

Based on Fang Xi’s estimation, he might have to head to Emperor Star or Black Element Continent to possibly obtain them.

"These places are too far... On the Star of Light Tree, there are some decent shops reputed to have built many palaces, where one might enjoy themselves..."

Fang Xi stroked his chin and had his spaceship change direction.

’I wonder what kind of fun awaits me this time?’

He had naturally anticipated the potential dangers that awaited him.

A bounty hunter who could capture Star Exploder Eomer would most certainly become the focus of attention from all sides.

And the entity most likely to pay attention would definitely be the Super Beast Pirate Group!

However, Fang Xi didn’t care one bit.

He wanted to test how fully exerting himself would be assessed in this world.

Should he be overpowered and perish, then he could simply enter into reincarnation!

And that was an essential step for understanding the way of Reincarnation of All Heavens!

...

Several Cosmic Days later.

While Fang Xi was still indulging in the entertainment offerings of the Star of Light Tree, living in a dreamlike haze with an array of maids in a maid café,

A fleet of spaceships, engraved with various ferocious beast symbols, had brazenly entered the Bone Galaxy territory.

"Commander, it’s the Super Beast Pirate Group!"

Inside the Sky Battle Cruiser defense base, a member of the Zhakun Tribe who saw the scene lit up all over in fear.

"Damn it, immediately activate the defense systems... and request backup from above!"

This commander, a mere Planet Level Immortal, was considered a big shot on ordinary planets but still trembled in fear when facing the Super Beast Pirate Group.

At the forefront of the multitude of pirate ships was a bizarre spaceship shaped like a dark metal alien beast.

Within the spaceship, a titan over ten meters tall, his body appearing as though it was cast from metal, laughed heartily upon seeing the myriad of glowing networks rise up in the space ahead, forming treelike cosmic vistas, "Ah, the Star of Light Tree... it’s been quite some time since our last raid, hasn’t it? Perhaps we should... send our greetings first!"

The hatch opened, and the brawny man cast in bronze and iron floated directly into space.

Then, he gently raised one hand, fingers coming together.

Crack!

Crack!

The surfaces of the Sky Battle Cruisers quickly caved in, as if crushed by an invisible Giant Strength in the void.

Boom!

Suddenly, sparks exploded, and like a chain reaction, it spread rapidly around.

The seemingly impregnable space defenses of the Star of Light Tree were as fragile as paper in the face of this man.

And at this moment, his greeting had just begun.

With a flick of the titan’s fingers, a blade of light appeared in space, slicing across the entire planet with an overwhelming force.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

In space, the tree made of light networks was instantly severed in two. On the Star of Light Tree, a terrible natural disaster erupted. Huge rocks and the planet’s molten core split apart, sliced evenly down the middle!